a year later ford was president and the employment picture wasn't much better. here's johnny. >> let's take our nightly survey -- survey on the state of the economy. be honest, how many of you this week have locked your child in a bathroom with an indoor plant and a squirrel and told him he was away at summer camp? chris: well, that registration soon ended but -- recession but five years later, another one. jimmy carter was struggling with the aaronian hos taj crisis and skyrocketing inflation. >> did you read where the government says the recession is over? it is not over. before the show tonight a guy stuck me up in the parking lot, pulled out a gun scombbs i need the money to keep up the payments on this gun. chris: when we come back, we'll talk about the president's election populism. will democrats march to the polls crying come on, let's raise taxes on the rich? chris: welcome back. as they enter the final turn of the midterm raise -- race, both sides are putting their bets on class fare cuts. republicans say extend the tax cuts for everyone, including the